Re:It’s Time to Embrace Slow Productivity
by datatrashfire on Friday May 19, 2023 @09:48PM
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I actually relate to this quite a bit. For years I was a workaholic. I was constantly stressed out over work, was generally pretty miserable person.
A few years back got very intensely into a new hobby that blossomed and it totally changed my quality of life.
At the same time, I wouldn't say I've drastically changed my hours. I work 40-50 hr weeks typically, I just stopped putting in the 60 hour ones that I felt I needed to. No one ever noticed or cared. It was always my own impulse to do that. Even though in my head, I felt like there was pressure to do it.
I really think it was just my brain knowing I didn't have anything else lined up for life, so it just kept lining up more work for me.
If all of a sudden that person was told four day work week had arrived, it wouldn't have made a difference. I'd just be there feeling I needed to work cause I didn't have anything else to do.
Recently, my health has prevented me from participating in the hobby. And unsurprisingly I find myself obsessing over work again...
A few years back got very intensely into a new hobby that blossomed and it totally changed my quality of life.
At the same time, I wouldn't say I've drastically changed my hours. I work 40-50 hr weeks typically, I just stopped putting in the 60 hour ones that I felt I needed to. No one ever noticed or cared. It was always my own impulse to do that. Even though in my head, I felt like there was pressure to do it.
I really think it was just my brain knowing I didn't have anything else lined up for life, so it just kept lining up more work for me.
If all of a sudden that person was told four day work week had arrived, it wouldn't have made a difference. I'd just be there feeling I needed to work cause I didn't have anything else to do.
Recently, my health has prevented me from participating in the hobby. And unsurprisingly I find myself obsessing over work again...